Description

An avalanche has partially trapped an hotel that resides at the bottom of the mountain chain of Gran Sasso in its south-east end side. Rescuers are slowed by a snow storm that is currently striking that area. Twenty-four people were accommodated there together with twelve workers which cannot be contacted so far.
It is not confirmed if one of the four earthquake which affected the center of Italy near Gran Sasso caused the trigger of this avalanche.